title: Bungee cord-associated ocular injuries.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report ocular injuries associated with the use of bungee cords.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four patients with bungee cord-associated ocular trauma are presented.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four eyes of four patients demonstrated severe contusion injuries associated with bungee cord trauma. Ocular injuries in the four eyes included a variable combination of corneal abrasion, hyphema, iridodialysis, anterior chamber angle recession, secondary glaucoma, lens subluxation, vitreous hemorrhage, and retinal detachment. Three of the four eyes required ophthalmic surgery. All eyes had anterior chamber angle recession and required continuing ophthalmic care.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Bungee cords may be associated with severe ocular injury and should be used with caution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, William H. Havener Eye Center, Ohio State University, USA. chorich.l@osu.edu
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Chorich
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Davidorf
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Chambers
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home; D000328:Adult; D000869:Anterior Eye Segment / Q000293:injuries; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007499:Iris Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D007906:Lens Subluxation / Q000209:etiology; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012160:Retina / Q000293:injuries; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000209:etiology; D012408:Rubber; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000293:injuries; D014823:Vitreous Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D012408:Rubber